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The User Agent string is sent on every request. Therefore, like any such header (e.g. also the Accept: header), size is very important. The total bandwidth used by HTTP requests across the internet every day is mind-boggling. Also, if the size of your initial request gets too large, it ends up being broken into two packets, with corresponding possible performance penalties. | The User Agent string is sent on every request. Therefore, like any such header (e.g. also the Accept: header), size is very important. The total bandwidth used by HTTP requests across the internet every day is mind-boggling. Also, if the size of your initial request gets too large, it ends up being broken into two packets, with corresponding possible performance penalties. | ||
===Gecko can never lead=== | |||
If Firefox adopts another browser's UA, any leadership Gecko has on a specific platform feature will not be used in market until the other browser brings it to market to. | |||
==For== | ==For== | ||